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A friendly, family cricket club for absolutely everyone — whether you bat like W.G. Grace or drop more than you catch. All abilities, all ages, all welcome.
Founded by Peter Van Dyke in 1981, the Bays have been playing Sunday and midweek friendlies around Cheltenham for over four decades — plus doing battle in Division 3 of the Cheltenham Indoor League. We make sure cricket is for all, and we play in the Sunday spirit — everyone contributes. Especially in the post-match hydration!
6pm, Sunday 25th October at The Lansdown. Officers, fixtures, tour talk and the small matter of who's buying the first round. All members welcome — and that means you.
Indoor league and summer fixtures on the scoreboards, the dispatches in the middle, and the squad and season's numbers on the right. Everything a Bay could possibly need.
Every summer the Bays board boats and tiny aeroplanes bound for the most beautiful cricket grounds in Britain. Forty years of sea air, island pitches, and tactical ice creams.
📷 The 2026 touring party on the islands.
Peter Van Dyke founds Bayshill Cricket Club in Cheltenham. A pint is almost certainly involved.
Too new to own kit, the fledgling club takes the field in whites generously borrowed from The Retreat. Style: immaculate. Ownership: questionable.
The Bays discover the most beautiful cricket destination in Britain — and promptly make it an annual tradition that endures to this day.
The Bays join the Cheltenham Indoor League, where we've been competing (currently Division 3) ever since. Sweatbands optional, enthusiasm mandatory.
One legendary tour of the Isle of Man. The cricket was played; the details remain classified.
Sunday friendlies, midweek thrashes, indoor league battles, and a Boxer dog for a president. Come on The Bays!
Compiled from the club's own score books — by Dylan Thomas (1982-97), Steve Liley (1998-2011) and Steve & Tom Liley since. Where a book wasn't finished, what isn't there can't be counted.
Every great institution needs firm leadership, and the Bays have it in Winston — a Boxer of impeccable judgement, boundless enthusiasm, and an unrivalled nose for a dropped sausage roll at tea.
Winston personally inspects every team sheet, patrols the boundary with distinction, and has never once lost the toss. His selection policy is simple: if you bring treats, you're in the XI.
“Woof. Woof woof. Come on The Bays.”
Never held a bat? Perfect. Played for years but mostly for the tea? Even better. We're a family-friendly club and every single person is welcome — turn up, say hello, and you'll have a game and a pint sorted by sundown.
We're a nomadic club — no ground of our own, which means every game's an away day. Based in Cheltenham, playing across Gloucestershire and beyond.
Sunday afternoons, midweek evening thrashes through summer, and indoor league in the colder months.
Email bayshillcricketclub@gmail.com or drop us a message on Instagram. We'll reply between overs.
Proudly backed by Original Consultants Ltd of Lansdown Road, Cheltenham — a certified B Corp delivering Cisco solutions sustainably, and supporters of the Bays for the 2027 season. Interested in sponsoring? Get in touch.
The Bays on Instagram
Boundary-edge photos, teas of the week, Winston content, and tour shenanigans — follow along.
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